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Make your carbohydrates healthier and live longer
Unhealthy carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are also unhealthier if they lead to a rapid increase in glucose levels, i.e. if their glycemic index is higher.
And finally there is the total amounts of carbohydrates you consume. The Taliban faction of nutritional scientists is not yet ready for this insight, but there is strong evidence that a diet high in carbohydrates is not healthy.
Study
The researchers knew the diet of the study participants, as well as the quality of carbohydrates that the participants consumed. On the basis of the 4 factors we mentioned above - the ratio of solid form: liquid form, the glycemic index, the amount of fiber and the total amount of carbohydrates - the researchers gave the carbohydrates in the diet a score. The researchers called this carbohydrate quality index [CQI].
Next, the researchers divided the study participants based on their carbohydrate score into three equally sized groups or tertiles.
Results
The researchers only found a statistically significant association with overall carbohydrate quality, not with its individual components.
Conclusion
"In addition, the carbohydrate quality index appears to capture the combined and potentially synergistic effects of quality dimensions in a comprehensive manner. A single dimension of carbohydrate quality may not be the most appropriate approach to assess the effects of overall carbohydrate quality."
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